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Reviews
The
Sunday Times
Education: Spelling made eezee
By Sian Griffiths
June 5th. 2005
The
timing could not be better... last week a Commons’ select
committee announced a large-scale review of the way children learn
to read and write, with an emphasis on the merits of “synthetic
phonics”.
Full Article
The
Telegraph
John
Clare Answers Your Questions
By John Clare
June
18th 2005
Q: My
mildly dyslexic son has difficulty using a dictionary because
he often doesn't know where to begin looking for a word. Any suggestions?
A:
Yes - Christine Maxwell's Dictionary of Perfect Spelling. It lists
(but does not define) more than 20,000 common words, the least
phonetic being printed phonetically in red next to the correct
spelling in black. So: ither/either; loyer/lawyer; shud/should;
xma/eczema. Published by Barrington Stoke, which specialises in
books for reluctant readers.
Publishing
News
Top Titles
June 3rd. 2005
An international bestseller has just been made better! Easy-to-use
... this is perfect for the English class ... and is especially
good for people with learning difficulties.
Family
Magazine
"It's brilliant! And for all those who struggle to spell
it really is a fantastic help! .... This
dictionary is so easy to navigate and a big help for reluctant
spellers of all ages."
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Reviews
"The
return of this valuable resource will empower pupils to make independent
progress with their spelling." - Mari Powell, Independent
Ofsted Inspector
The
Times
Maxwell clan reconvenes after spell without Dad
By Valerie Grove
June
24th 2005
How
do you spell supersede? Thirty years ago, I challenged Captain
Robert Maxwell with a spelling test at the launch of the “Dictionary
of Perfect Spelling” published by his Pergamon Press and
compiled by his daughter Christine. .... …She qualified
as a teacher, and it was at an Oxford state school that she realised
pupils couldn’t use a dictionary because they couldn’t
spell the word they were looking up….Why
in the spellcheck era, the new edition?
“Popular demand.”…. Full
Article
Times
Editorial
June 24th 2005
'Purrfect Spelling - A knew dictionary with opertunities
for every ocassion'
...'So it is a relief for the beleagered batalions of mispellers
that the Dictionary of Perfect Spelling is relaunched ...Times
readers, being wizzerd spellers, will have spoted all 56 mispellings.
Or is it a round Hinds?' Full
Article
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